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Psychiatric disorders in a palliative care unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

P.S. Muniz ,
A.E. Nardi  and
F.C. Campos
P.S. Muniz
Affiliation:
Palliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A.E. Nardi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Institute, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F.C. Campos
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Institute, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

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Objective:

To evaluated the frequency of psychiatric disorders in 50 subjects from Inpatients the Palliative Care Unit (HC-IV) of the National Cancer Institute (INCA).

Method:

Psychiatric diagnoses were assessed with the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) Version 4.4.

Results:

Thirty-eight cancer patients (46.0%) reported at the current psychiatric disorder. The frequency of major depressive disorder was 32.0%, manic episode 2.0%, panic disorder 6.0%, agoraphobia 6.0%, obsessive compulsive disorders 2.0%, generalized anxiety 14%; alcohol abuse 4%; bulimia 4%; suicidal ideation 4%; somatization 2%; psychotic syndromes 2%; 14% of patients fulfill more than one diagnosis.

Conclusion:

Comorbid psychiatric disorders are clinically significant in advanced cancer patients and may alter symptom control strategies. Clinical staff should be prepared for psychiatric diagnosis in their daily practice, given that such comorbidity may significantly alter the patient's quality of life.

Type
Poster Session 2: Diagnosis and Classification Issues
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 22 , Issue S1: 15th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 15th AEP Congress , March 2007 , pp. S322
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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